Judges selected the Supermajority podcast as a prestigious Peabody Award nominee, representing the best storytelling in broadcast and digital media in 2024. The special series from NPR’s Embedded is hosted by WPLN’s Meribah Knight.
Supermajority podcast honored by National Press Foundation
A panel of judges with the National Press Foundation has selected WPLN Senior Reporter Meribah Knight and the “Supermajority” podcast to receive the inaugural Reporting on Women in Politics Award.
A Covenant mom reflects on election ‘déjà vu’
In the wake of the presidential election, the dynamics at the Tennessee State Capitol captured in the “Supermajority” podcast have taken on new meaning. “I don’t know where I belong,” says Melissa Alexander, “and I think a lot of America, maybe, feels the same way.”
Checking in with the Covenant moms from Embedded: Supermajority
The NPR series Embedded: Supermajority follows three Covenant moms, as they advocated for gun reform at the state legislature in the year after the attack on their children’s school.
NashVillager Podcast: The Oracle wheels sure turn slowly
When will construction get underway on the Oracle campus? Plus the local news for July 5, 2024.
Supermajority podcast, from WPLN and NPR’s Embedded, tackles single-party rule
Supermajority is a new podcast from NPR’s Embedded, in partnership with Nashville Public Radio. Host Meribah Knight has been following three conservative moms in Tennessee over the course of a year as they learn to navigate their Republican-controlled state legislature.
NashVillager Podcast: Tennessee’s fracturing GOP leadership
How did Governor Lee’s signature measures fail in a legislature controlled by his own party? Plus your local newscast for April 25, 2024.
Dr. Jason Martin, Democratic candidate for governor, answers voter questions on education, Bill Lee’s record, and using pardon power to protect abortion providers
Dr. Jason Martin, Democratic candidate for governor, appeared on WPLN’s daily show “This is Nashville” on Thursday to answer voter questions, including on the state’s all-out abortion ban.
Super Majority Could Expose Old Divisions
A GOP supermajority in the state house may not be all its cracked up to be. Republican Governor Bill Haslam sees two sides in controlling so much of the General Assembly.
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